Paediatric complications of excess weight service

Our regional service cares for children and young people living with obesity and complications arising from this.

About us

The paediatric complications of excess weight service provides support to patients aged 2-17 years old, from the North East and North Cumbria region (Newcastle, Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Cumbria, Northumberland, North and South Tyneside).

We work across multiple settings including Great North Children’s Hospital outpatients, wards, at home and community settings. The service provides care for children and young people over a period of 12-18 months, depending on individual need.

Aims

Provide positive family engagement and nurture enthusiasm for change
Improvement in health care outcomes for young people
Provide excellent standards of medical care addressing health concerns and complications
Deliver multi-disciplinary education
Holistic family focused support
Encourage long term healthy goals

Our roles include

Offering comprehensive stigma-free care that includes medical assessments, to identify any complications of excess weight, referrals to other specialist teams and treatment as needed.
Creation and implementation of nutritional plans tailored to each child’s needs and preferences.
Emotional and psychological support including therapeutic interventions around body image and eating behaviours.
Social support.
Group education and activity sessions.

Meet the team

We are a friendly team and work together to ensure you receive support from the most appropriate professionals to meet your goals and live the best, healthiest life. We have a range of professionals in the team including medical, dietetics, psychology, nursing, and family support.

Referral form

REFERRAL TO THE NEWCASTLE CEW OBESITY SERVICE (134.02kB DOCX)

Patients will need a referral from a local paediatrician or specialist service using our referral form. Ensure the form is fully completed including all mandatory investigations, otherwise the referral will be rejected and returned. In order to achieve successful outcomes families must have consented to the referral and must be motivated to engage in the service. Please return form to email address below.

Due to service demands we have a waitlist for accessing the service.